Purdue to honor historian Howard Zinn

Educators and activists will gather at Purdue University Nov. 5 to celebrate liberal historian Howard Zinn, whose writings were sharply criticized by university President Mitch Daniels during his time as governor.

The event "symbolizes the ongoing fight back in the United States against the privatization of public education, attacks on teachers and teachers unions by politicians like Mitch Daniels, and the need for real democracy in both schools and curriculum," an announcement by organizers said.

The Associated Press reported this summer that Daniels, as governor, had sought assurance from his staff that Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" wasn't being used in Indiana K-12 classrooms or counted toward continuing education credit for state teachers.

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Purdue to honor historian Howard Zinn

Educators and activists will gather at Purdue University Nov. 5 to celebrate liberal historian Howard Zinn, whose writings were sharply criticized by university President Mitch Daniels during his